Publications by authors named "Raphali R Andriantsimanarilafy"
Amphibians are experiencing severe population declines, requiring targeted conservation action for the most threatened species and habitats. Unfortunately, we do not know the basic demographic traits of most species, which hinders population recovery efforts. We studied one of Madagascar's most threatened frog species, the harlequin mantella (), to confirm it is still present at historic localities and estimate annual survival and population sizes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMany studies on reptiles have been conducted across Madagascar but some areas are poorly known in terms of the diversity of reptiles such as the Bobaomby Complex in the northern tip of Madagascar. In February and March 2018, we conducted a biodiversity survey within five sites. This biological survey is to collect scientific information for helping new protected creations.
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- In 2012, the IUCN initiated the development of the "Green Status of Species" to assess species recovery and the impact of conservation efforts.
- The Green Status framework includes a method to evaluate species recovery, featuring metrics like conservation legacy and recovery potential, tested on 181 diverse species.
- Findings showed that 59% of species were largely or critically depleted, highlighting that recovery status differs from extinction risk, and indicating the effectiveness of conservation efforts on the majority of species tested.
Background: An understanding of the conservation status of Madagascar's endemic reptile species is needed to underpin conservation planning and priority setting in this global biodiversity hotspot, and to complement existing information on the island's mammals, birds and amphibians. We report here on the first systematic assessment of the extinction risk of endemic and native non-marine Malagasy snakes, lizards, turtles and tortoises.
Methodology/principal Findings: Species range maps from The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species were analysed to determine patterns in the distribution of threatened reptile species.